Outside fishing tool for use in deep wells



Den.` 10, 1929. E. H. NEWKIR'K f 1,738,789

OUTSIDE FISHING TOOL FOR SE IN DEEP WELLS Filed Nov. 5, 1927 wvwntoz Patented Dec. 1o, 192e UNETE g EDGAR n. NEWKIRK, or OKLAHOMA oir-Y, OKLAHOMA OTSIDE FISHING TOOL FOR USE IN DEEP WELLS Application filed November 5, 1927. Serial 110.231,31.

This invention relates to fishing toolsrfor 4use in deep wells and more particularly to an outside fishing/cool or` tool adapted to eXteriorly grasp rods, pipe or similar elements i' 5 which have been broken off within the well.

' An important object of the invention is to :provide a device of this character which will enable a very positive and firm grip to be takenupon the article beingiished for and which may be very readily and cheaply produced.V

A further object of the invention is to provide for the circulation of flushing water within the well bore during the fishing op` eration, so that so far as possible the article may be freed from any obstructingldbris which would otherwise interfere with the removal thereof.

A further object of the invention is the provision of a structure of this' character in which the setting of the jaws may be very readily accomplished. f

These and other objects I attain by the con- 5 struction shown in the accompanying draw ing, wherein for the purpose of illustration is shown a preferred embodiment of my invention and wherein A Figure 1 is a vertical sectional view partially broken away showing anv outside fishing 'tool constructed in accordance with my invention, the parts being in the position which they occupy when lowered Vinto the well; V

Figure 2 is a perspective'v'iew of a plunger removed Figure 3 is a perspectiveiview of one of the jaws.

Referring now. more particularly to the 40 drawing, the numeral 10 generallydesignates l shaped head 16, the smaller end of the wedge being connected with'the lower end of the plunger and the larger end thereof having outlet ports 17 which are'n communication with the bore of the water course 14 of the 55 plunger. rlhe wedge is flattened on its side 'f faces and of less width than the plunger body and upon its wedge faces adjacent the base end thereof has outstanding lugs 18 forming upwardly facing shoulders 19, the purpose of 6o which will presently appear.

A pair of jaws 2O are provided, these jaws beingV providedintermediate the ends thereof upon confronting faces with inter-engaging Vears 21 for the reception of a pivot pin 22, o5 means of which the jaws may be pivotedto one another. The upper ends of the jaws are so tapered upon their` outer faces, as indicated at 23, that when the jaws are in assembled relation, these upper ends present a conicalstructure for Vengagement in the taperedV .enlargementv 11 of the bore 10 of the body. Y

Below the pivots, adjacent faces of the jaws diverge, when the general planes of the jaws are parallel to one another, and these faces are formed with upwardly facing teeth 24v for grasping the fish. Above thepivot, the

kfaces of the jaws, under the same .circumstances, are substantially parallel with one another and are formed centrally with recesses 25, the inner walls 26 of which con? verge upwardly. At their upper ends, the inner walls 26 of these recesses are offset in- Awardly, as indicated at 27, to thereby produce downwardly facing shoulders 28. The

recesses 25 combinato receive the head 16 and* i the outer faces of the lugs 18 slideagainst the walls 26, the shoulders 19 of the lugs facing the shoulders 28 of these inner walls, with the result that if the jaws be' drawn downwardly, 90

n the shoulders will come. into contact and limit this downward movement.

'While I have above described the taper of theupper ends of the assembled jaws as being substantially that of the enlargement11 of 95 the body bore, itwill be noted, from an inspectionof Figure 1 thatthe taper of the upper endsof the jaws ismore abrupt than the taper ofthe enlargement 11, thus ,allowing betweenfthe upper extremities of the jaws and the walls of the enlargement 11 space for the..

expansion which becomes necessary as the jaws 2O move downwardly and are expanded vby the engagement of the walls 26 with the head brought about both by gravity and theY spring 32. Thejaws are constructed to pro-` A vide downwardly extending ports 33, the up'- per ends of which communicate with the low- Y er ends of the recesses and the lower ends of which open through the upper ends of the toothed faces thereof, so that flushing water may be conducted downwardly to the lower ends of these jaws.

In the use Vof the sembled upon the head andthe plunger inserted inthe bore of the'body until the lower end of the plunger engages against the taper of the jaws. A readily frangible element, such asa stick Vof wood, is inserted between the lower ends of the jaws 20 to maintain them inespaced relation. The deviceis lowered into the well until coming into` contact rwith the fish, the frangible element 34 is broken, permitting the lower'ends of the aws v v to approach one another, the jaws moving at this time under the inuence of the springs 30 and'32 and of gravity. The fish having Vbeen engaged, the string 13 is elevated and as it is elevated, the wedge head 16 and more particularly the lugs 18 thereof will serve to expandthe upper ends of the jaws, causing the teeth 24 to firmly bite into the .fish and grip the same, so that it may be pulled fromr the well. The barrel serves to kprevent disen- 4gagement of thejaws from the plunger 12 in be very readily andcheaplyfconstructed and f 1s readily. assembled and vpreparedfor use,

event the pin 22v becomes broken in operation f or in event in lowering the tool `into the well,

the frangible element 34 becomes accidentally broken during the lowering operation'. f It will be obvious that with a device of this character, a very firm grip may be taken upon the article, so that aremoval thereof may assured.. It will also be obvious that the construction employed issuch that the toolrnay As this construction is capable of a certain range of change andmodifica-Jion without ina-- terially departingfrorn thel spiritl of the invention, I donot limit myself to such specific structure except as hereinafter claimed.

1. InV an outside fishing tool, a pair of jaws device, the jaws are as-y approach the outer ends of the jaws, causing adjacent faces of the lower ends of the jaws to Vapproach one another, adjacent faces of the lower endsof the jaws having gripping teeth, the upper ends of the aws combining to produce asubstantially conical member, a

vplung'ger upon the lower end of which the wedge is secured and at the lupper end of which means are provided for engagement with a string and a barrel loosely surrounding saidplunger and having at its lower end a downwardly tapering borevadaptedto receive the conical member produced by the aws.

2. In an outside iishingtooha pair of. jaws `having upon adjacent faces thereof interme-V diate their ends interdigitating ears, a pivot extending through said ears to connect the jaws, thejaws below the pivot having up-V wardly facing gripping teeth, the jaws above the pivot having opposed recesses the Vinner walls of which converge upwardly,r la wedge disposed between said jaws and having its base `enddisposed downwardly, means for connecting the upper end of the wedge to a string,and a spring extending betweensaid wedge and the base of the recesses and constantly urging said wedge toward `the vupper, ends of the jaws.

3. In an outside fishing tool, a pair of jaws having upon adjacent faces thereof intermediate theirends interd'igitating ears, apivot Vextending through said ears to connect the jaws, the jaws below the pivot having upwardly facing gripping teeth, the aws above the pivot having opposed recesses the inner walls of which converge upwardly, alwedge disposed between said jaws and having its base end disposed downwardly, means for connecting the upper end of the wedge't'o a string, .springs extending between the upper ends of the jaws and a spring extending between said wedgeand the base of the recesses and constantly urging saidy wedge toward the upper ends of the jaws. .Y i

4C. In an outside fishing tool, a pair of'jaws havingupon adjacent faces thereof intermediate theinends interdigitating ears, a pivot extending through-said ears to connect the jaws, the jaws below the pivot having upwardly facing gripping teeth, the aws above the pivot having opposed recessesthe inner wallsof which converge upwardly, `a 'wedge disposed between said jaws and havingitsbase end disposed downwardly, means for connecting `the upperv end of the wedge to a string, springs extending between the upper ends of the jaws and a spring extending Abetween said wedge and the base of the recesses and consignature.

EDGAR' H. NEWKIRK. 

